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5/15/2003 Mike Holmes: Power Level of Allies
OK, Josh's character is a member of an organization. That organization has members that are much more powerful than he is. His relationship with the org is 17. Now, through…
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Participants: Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

5/14/2003 dunlaing: Level of Opposition
If a party of starting level characters (17 to 5W in the appropriate abilities) are all going to have to perform a contest against one opposition, how high should the…
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Participants: dunlaing, epweissengruber, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, MrWrong.

5/11/2003 MrWrong: HeroQuest Demos at Beer n Pretzels XVI
This year's Beer & Pretzels Games Weekend at the Town Hall, Burton on Trent UK is on the 17th and 18th May. There's ample free parking, hot and cold food,…
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Participants: MrWrong.

5/4/2003 bluegargantua: Heroquesting -- The Larger Picture
From an older thread... However, it is definitely not, "Which side are you on?" The sides in the various political conflicts in Glorantha are deconstructed through playing the game.…
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Participants: bluegargantua, sben, Ron Edwards, MrWrong, Uncle Dark, Valamir, Tod Olson, simon_hibbs, Mike Holmes, Nick Brooke, Tim Ellis, Gordon C. Landis, Alai.

5/2/2003 dunlaing: HeroQuest weapons and armor
I heard a rumor that in HeroQuest, Edges will go the way of the dodo.* This led me to wondering how weapons and armor would be represented in HeroQuest, since…
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Participants: dunlaing, Ian Cooper, Mike Holmes, Palashee, Peter Nordstrand.

5/1/2003 Nick Brooke: Lokarnos.com: your guide to all the best Gloranthan websites
[b]Lokarnos.com is ready to roll![/b] Visit [url=http://lokarnos.com]Lokarnos[/url], your index to all the best Gloranthan websites. A new user-built hub and forum, where you can announce, discover and discuss all kinds…
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Participants: Nick Brooke, Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards.

4/26/2003 Christopher Kubasik: Getting Ready for Hero Quest
Here's one for the folks within the inside scoop on the Hero Quest book and product line. Okay. Let's say I patiently set aside buying Hero Wars a while back…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Michael Bowman, MrWrong.

4/24/2003 Alan: Using Affinities and Feats
One of the pre-gen characters in Hound's Tower has a bunch of Affinities, but no Feats. The notes say he uses them with improvisational modifiers. Does this mean he gets…
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Participants: Alan, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Peter Nordstrand, Palashee.

4/23/2003 Alan: Questions on Extended Conflicts
In an extended conflict, on a player's turn, how many things can he do? My interpretation of the rules is that a player _either_ rolls their exchange, or rolls an…
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Participants: Alan, Mike Holmes, Peter Nordstrand, Ron Edwards.

4/3/2003 MrWrong: Herowars Games at GenConUk
Herowars games at GenconUk 17-21st April Olympia 2 London Uk Over all 4 days of the convention there will be a diverse range of 11 scenarios available. As well as…
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Participants: MrWrong, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Palashee.

4/3/2003 simon_hibbs: Crunchy Contests for Hero Wars
I've written up the laternative contest rules I use in my game as a PDF document. It includes some forms, an example of play and spot rules section covering special…
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Participants: simon_hibbs, MrWrong.

2/25/2003 dunlaing: Questions about Hero Wars/Quest
When my group played Hero Wars (soon after it came out) we had a lot of fun with it and a few issues. Mostly fun. I'm wondering if anyone else…
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Participants: dunlaing, Ron Edwards, Peter Nordstrand.

2/21/2003 wyrdlyng: FYI: New Distributor for Hero Wars stuff
[b]February 19, 2003: SJ Games To Distribute Issaries Line[/b] Steve Jackson Games will take responsibility for sales and distribution of all Issaries releases, effective immediately. All existing Issaries back stock…
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Participants: wyrdlyng.

2/1/2003 Alai: Hero Wars and Pendragon
The synergies and differences between HW and Pendragon are something I've given a bit of thought to in the past, partly as HW was ahead of time rumoured to be…
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Participants: Alai, Ron Edwards.

1/22/2003 pacific_steve: RQ collection for sale
Hey everyone, Just as the title states...at this link: http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=532726#post532726 Very valuable for players of Hero Wars. Steve
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Participants: pacific_steve.

1/14/2003 epweissengruber: Pre-Registration for Gloranthacon coming to an end
I urge any Glorantha fans to preregister for Gloranthacon, March 7th in Toronto. Preregistration ends this month, after which the price will climb. Even if you are not a Glorantha…
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Participants: epweissengruber.

12/23/2002 Roy: Question on Augmentations
Hey, everyone! I just picked up the Hero Wars Deluxe Set a few days ago and I'm really blown away by the awesome simplicity of Robin Law's system. It's very…
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Participants: Roy, Russell Hoyle, simon_hibbs.

11/22/2002 epweissengruber: Gloranthacon ?
How many of your Forge types are headed to Gloranthacon? It would be great to pick your actual fleshy brains instead of your electronic simulacra.
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Participants: epweissengruber, Mike Holmes, Christopher Kubasik, Ian Cooper.

9/24/2002 simon_hibbs: Nephilim Wars
This is from an effort at writing Hero wars mechanics for a nephilim campaign. It's rather sketchy, and I'm not sure if it's on topic, but since there aren't realy…
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Participants: simon_hibbs, Mike Holmes.

9/5/2002 Mike Holmes: Setting Shift
OK, so I'm putting together a Hero Wars game, but I want to do something terrible with it. I've never been a fan of the Glorantha setting, you see. Well,…
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Participants: Mike Holmes, Blake Hutchins, Ron Edwards.

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5/26/2003 Peter Nordstrand: Handing Out Hero Points
Howdy, The criterions for handing out Hero Points in Hero Wars/HeroQuest are remarkably overlooked. Yes, the game does suggest minimum and maximum awards, but that's it. This is somewhat odd,…
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Participants: Peter Nordstrand, Mike Holmes, dunlaing, simon_hibbs, Ron Edwards.

5/28/2003 dunlaing: It's available for pre-order now
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Participants: dunlaing, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Ian Cooper, simondale, Bankuei, Valamir, Magnus widqvist.

6/1/2003 Peter Nordstrand: Narrativist Scenario Writing
Hi, I hope this topic is appropriate for this forum. Basically, role-playing writing has no real foundation for Narrativist scenario creation. I've just begun to…
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Participants: Peter Nordstrand, MrWrong, bluegargantua, Bankuei, simon_hibbs, Mike Holmes, Palashee, Ron Edwards, Mad-Eye Moody, Ian Cooper, Alai, Christopher Kubasik, Nick Brooke, Valamir.

6/1/2003 Mr Darran Sims: New players for HeroQuest and spreading the Gloranthan word
New players for HeroQuest and spreading the Gloranthan word Hi All, Last night I narrated a game of Heroquest with a bunch of newbies and I thought that I…
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Participants: Mr Darran Sims, Bankuei, Ron Edwards, MrWrong.

6/2/2003 nylle: Using old RQ material in HeroQuest/Hero Wars
Hi, I used to play RQ quite a long time ago, but unfortunately haven't played it for many years. However, this weekend I picked up Hero Wars on an auction…
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Participants: nylle, Ron Edwards, simon_hibbs, Tim Ellis, Ian Cooper.

6/9/2003 MrWrong: So what style HeroQuest Game do you play?
The whole thread on writing a Narratist scenario, really got me thinking what sort of Heroquest game people play. Personally I presently only have time to run HQ at conventions.…
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Participants: MrWrong, Bankuei, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Palashee, simon_hibbs, Christopher Kubasik, Ian Cooper, MarkAdri, Nick Brooke, joshua neff, Magnus widqvist.

6/21/2003 Rob MacDougall: question re: future HeroQuest releases
Hi all. Ron's preview of HeroQuest over at Pyramid (link will work for subscribers only) may have kicked up a little hand-wringing on the discussion boards about the difference between…
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Participants: Rob MacDougall, Tim Ellis, Nick Brooke.

6/28/2003 Christopher Kubasik: Glorantha: I'm Confused...
... but not the way you think. Hi everyone. In preperation for the release of HeroQuest I've been digging into Glorantha background material -- both online and in Hero Wars…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Nick Brooke, Mark Galeotti, joshua neff, simon_hibbs, Alai, Bracken, Mike Holmes, AnyaTheBlue, Ron Edwards.

7/2/2003 Christopher Kubasik: The HQ / Glorantha Website Link Sticky Thread
Ooookay! I've just volunteered to set up a Sticky Thread for Glorantha links around the internet. This way, if anyone wants to provide a link to their site, or someone…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Nick Brooke, Peter Nordstrand.

7/7/2003 bluegargantua: Hero Wars Mechanics Question
Hey, So I've been running some test sessions of the Extended Contest Mechanics for Hero Wars and I think I've found a snag (or a misunderstanding on my part). There…
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Participants: bluegargantua, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

7/8/2003 joshua neff: who's running the empire?
Just like Christopher, I've been doing a lot of boy-oh-boy-I-can't-wait-for-HeroQuest-to-come-out reading up on the world of Glorantha. This morning, I came across this bit in the Kralorela chapter in Glorantha:…
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Participants: joshua neff, Nick Brooke, simon_hibbs, MarkAdri.

7/14/2003 Jos: Help required!
Hi. This is a question concerning the Wizards of Morcar Expansion Set for HeroQuest. I've dug out some stuff from some time ago, and have lost one of the six…
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Participants: Jos, Fabrice G..

7/17/2003 Peter Nordstrand: Arrgh! August?
Argh! No, sorry, let me rephrase that: Argh! No, sorry, I'll try to be more eloquent: Argh! August? http://www.sjgames.com/newproducts/nrtext.html /Peter N
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Participants: Peter Nordstrand, Mike Holmes, pete_darby, simon_hibbs, Ron Edwards, Bankuei.

7/29/2003 MarkAdri: Playing the Empire
With the iminent release of HeroQuest and the release of the first Imperial Lunar Handbook, is the Lunar Empire going to be the place to play. If it is where…
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Participants: MarkAdri, simon_hibbs, MrWrong.

8/8/2003 Palashee: Heroquest @ Battlemasters 2003, Leicester, Uk
Hi there, To celebrate the arrival of the new Heroquest Rules a whole bunch of Heroquest demos have been organised for the Battlemasters 2003 Convention being held in Leicester, Uk…
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Participants: Palashee, Mark Galeotti.

8/11/2003 Peter Nordstrand: Well of Souls in Actual Play
Hi, Those of you who followed the Narrativist Scenario Writing thread may be interested to read my actual play reports. Cheers, /Peter N
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Participants: Peter Nordstrand.

8/14/2003 Mark Galeotti: HeroQuest Voices
Did you order the deluxe hardback edition of HeroQuest, but haven't yet received details on how to download your advance copy of the splendid HeroQuest Voices collection, compiled by Nick…
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Participants: Mark Galeotti, Nick Brooke, MarkAdri, Mike Holmes, Peter Nordstrand, Wolfhead.

8/16/2003 Mark Galeotti: HeroQuest is Here!
[color=darkred]Issaries Press Release Concord, CA August 15, 2003 [b]HeroQuest is Here![/b] Voted "Most Anticipated Roleplaying Game of 2003" on an RPG.net poll, HeroQuest has finally arrived. Really. We got our…
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Participants: Mark Galeotti, Peter Nordstrand, Syam Lantri, Nick Brooke.

8/18/2003 MrWrong: Official UK Men In Black HeroQuest Launch Party
For you folk in the UK , a chance to play the game and win a copy....... Saturday Night at Battlemasters, Digby Hall,Leicester University 30 August 2003 To coincide with…
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Participants: MrWrong.

8/19/2003 dunlaing: Usefulness (or uselessness) of Sample Heroes
As Peter requested, I made this a seperate thread. I took the title from his post, I don't mean to imply that I think they're useless. I found the sample…
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Participants: dunlaing, Nick Brooke, Bankuei, Peter Nordstrand, Brand_Robins.

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